Wednesday, November 18, 2015

11/30 HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Essay 3:

Below this blog post, make sure to give me an abstract of what you plan to write about asap so that I can give you feedback.


Expanded Essay:
  • Revise / Edit
  • Title the essay
  • Have a thesis sentence
  • Eliminate definitions
Consider the following when revising:


What have you learned in the last few weeks about the writing process?
What have you learned about collaboration with your groups?
What have you learned about revising?
How can you possibly attribute these things to yourself as a WRITER?

Group Essay:
  • Many of you are on your last draft
  • Apply the feedback I've given you and be ready to discuss when we come back from the break

18 comments:

  1. I will be discussing why its time for women to be treated equally and with the possibility of electing the first woman president in 2016, will women finally reach equal pay. Also mentioning how it will be done, and what could happen if Hillary Clinton ends up losing the election.

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    1. I dig this. Wondering what kind of academic information you can pull up? Let me know if you need any more assistance.

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  2. I will be discussing gender inequality in the workforce and what factors make equality hard to establish, such as motherhood, feminine vs. masculine characteristics, and the current dominance of males in management positions. I will also discuss how to go about changing pre-established mindsets about the roles females/males should play in the family setting.

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    1. I dig the topic. I'm particularly interested in the relationship between motherhood/inequality..

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  3. I will be discussing the environmental effects (mostly their pollution) that different types of transport produce. I will compare the effects of producing/using different types of transport from normal naturally aspirated engines all the way to fully electric powered vehicles. I will also discuss public transport and how it could also be an environmentally friendly solution.

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    1. Sounds interesting... by transports, you mean vehicle/commercial air/industrial???

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  4. I will be discussing gender roles from the point of view of a small child. I will mention how they view gender roles in all aspects of life if possible ranging from movies to interacting with other people and talk about how that could or could not impact the child's mindset about gender roles.

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  5. I will briefly discuss what deforestation is, the effects it has on our country, and why it should be stopped.

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    1. Nice topic, I wonder if Native people are affected by this... if so that would be a good focus of attention...

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  6. I will be discussing animals and wildlife, and how the environments that they live in or should be living in effect their behavior.

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  7. I will be discussing why women are at a disadvantage when applying to jobs in the work force, and if this connotation surrounding them will ever go away.

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  8. I will talk about the effects trash has on animals.

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    1. Maybe focus on a particular region?? I wonder how this applies in a general sense, regardless I'm interested in how this essay reads from both perspectives...

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  9. I will discuss the impacts hazardous waste has on the environment and human health along with the effectiveness of the efforts made to manage this problem.

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    1. Are the impacts more prominent in certain regions?? If so it be good to focus your attention to a certain demographic, or region, otherwise, nice topic.

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